Reporter's Notebook: House attempts to override Trump vetoes on Colorado water project, Florida Everglades
House moves to override Trump vetoes on bipartisan Colorado water project and Florida Everglades bill that both passed unanimously in both chambers.
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The House will try Thursday to override President Donald Trump on two bills he vetoed recently.
One is the "Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act," which provides water to southeastern Colorado. The other is the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act. It hands over a portion of the Florida Everglades to the tribe.
Both bills passed the House and Senate unanimously.
The president criticized Colorado Democrat Gov. Jared Polis as a "bad" governor when explaining his reasons for vetoing that bill. The president caught criticism from Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., whose district would benefit from the water project.
The House will try Thursday to override President Trump on two bills he vetoed recently. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump and Boebert have been at loggerheads since she was one of the most outspoken voices pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The House will debate and vote on overriding the Colorado water project Thursday. We only expect debate on the Florida issue on Thursday.
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It takes a two-thirds vote of those casting ballots to override a veto. The House currently has 431 members. So if every member votes, it takes 288 yeas to override. So you don’t know the magic number until the vote is closed, because it’s contingent on the total number of members casting ballots.
There is a good chance that the House could override the president’s veto – considering the fact that the House approved the bill unanimously.
